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The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09
THE COLOR LINE.
Dastardly Outrages Perpetrated Upon
COIored Citizens in Kentucky.

Dastardly Outrages Perpetrated Upon
COlored Citizens in Kentucky.
CINCINNATI, June s.-The Evening Posts
special from Nicholasville KY, says; The
grocery of George Mason, colored, was blown
TO atoms at o'clock this morning by dy-
namite bomb. Mason and his family lived
In the upper part of the building, but mirac-
ulously escaped unhurt A long existing
enmity between the suspected persons and
Mason and other colored citizens is under
stood to be the cause of the outrage On the
lst of May last an attempt was made to
blow up the city buildings with dynamite,
and the fires which devastated this city last
winter were of incendiary origin
There is now no longer the shadow Of q
doubt that all these outrages were inspired
by the unreasonable and deadly hate Of GER
tain persons toward the colored citizens.
Hitherto no direct attacks were made on
negroes, although they have repeatedly been
warned to leave, Mason in particular having
been threatened with death. Mason, the
victim OF last nights outrage, is highly re-
spected citizen, if his skin is dark, and the
people are greatly stirred up over the occur
renee. The guilty parties are said to be
known and will be arrested soon 1t will
be hard to prevent a lynching if the people
get hold of the dynamiters
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09
THE SHARP JURY.
The Defense VIII Probably Move to HAv
the Entire Jury Box Emptied.


the Entire Jury Box Emptied.
New YORK, June THE defense in the
Sharp trial claim that the jurors cannot but
have been influenced by the statement made
by District Attorney MARITIME about the al
legged attem25 to fix" some Of their number TO
hold cut for Sharp The defense will proba.
bly, move to have the jury box emptied on
the ground that the accusation Of attempted
embracery has prejudiced the minds of its
occupants The eleven jurors cannot be
gotten rid of by peremptory challenges The
defense having only six challenges left. II
the motion to eupty the box is sustained,
the defense will claim the restoration Of
twenty P'remptory challenges, as all the
past proaeet.n 5 in the case will be thrown
out of consideration. Assistant District At
torney Nicol is certain that the motion will
not prevail, but in any event the trial will
considerably delayed.
If the examination this morning Of the
men alleged to have tried to influence jurors
and Of the tqlesmen said to have been ap-
preached, results in nothing eliminating, q
foundation will exist on which to base an
application for a new trial. If anything is
proved that does not directly implicate Mr..
Sharp or his friends the defense will proba-
bly, ask for change of venue, on the ground
that fair trial cannot be had in this county.
Judge Barrett expects to finish the investiga-
tion of the alleged embracery in a short
time. Six persons have received subpenas
to testify. Six hundred and eighteen tales
men, who have failed to respond to the sum-
mons of the court, will be compelled to show
cause why they should not be punished for
contempt of court. The proposed penalty is
a fine of 800 in each case, and if indicted
will produce SCI 800.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09
DOMESTIC TRAGEDY,
The Difference III Faith in a Pittsburs
Family Results in Death.

Family Results in Death.
PITTsBURG, June s.-Frederick Hermann,
German about thirty-four years Of age,
with his wife and three children, two boys
and little girl, have been living near Baggs
avenue, in the Thirty-second ward, Mount
Washington. Mr.. Hermann was an Evan
gelical Lutheran, while his wife belonged to
the Roman Catholic church. Mr.. Hermann
had all the children baptized in his faith
Mrs. Hermann, not content with such an
arrangement wanted to have the youngest
child, little girl, nineteen months old, bap-
tised in the Catholic faith. Yesterday even-
ing, when her husband returned from his
work Mrs Hermann told him that she had
had Lizzie baptized in the Catholic faith
His countenance fell and he began trem-
bling. With wild gleam in his eyes and a
shaky voice. he said; "If you have done 80,
shall die and you shall die.
He turned and locked the door. Mrs.
Hermann, badly frightened, jumped through
an open window at the back Of the house,
which is built on a hillside. He leaped after
her. and chased her through the lot into that
of neighbor, where she ran into the arms
of Mr.. Ljdorf crying "Save me~ The in
furiated husband dragged her to little ra-
vine on the lower side Of the house. Picking
up a brick he struck her two or three times
over the head stunning her, and left her,
thinking she was dead He then rushed
into the house, and with a razor nearly
severed the head of the babe from its body,
killing it almost Instantly. He then cut his
own throat several times 1t is thought he
| will not recover. Mrs Hermann is in a fail
way to come out all right.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09
VeXeO BY LABOR.
A New Factor in the Now Hampshire Sem
atoriAl Fight.

CONCORD, N. H., June s-The attitude Of
Gen. Marston In the senatorial contest Il
considered Of more Importance now than Il
was q few days ago. II the reports Of his
hard work and sudden increase Of strength
are true he may prove a more powerful op
ponent to Chandler than Rollins 1t now
leaks out that a factor Of Gen. Marston1
strength will be the labor element If it can
be brought into line. His friends have beep
laboring quietly in this direction and he o
probably the only candidate now in the field
who can marshal them Gen. Marston's
record in the legislature and his views on the
labor question are favorably received by
them. If they conclude to attend the caucus
Thursday night and be bound by its resultS
there is little chance of there being much Of
a bolt. There is a considerable number Of
Democratic Knights Of Labor and if they
unite with the Republican labor men the
whole senatorial fight will be put on an en-.
tlrely new complexion.
The Chandler men are a little disturbed at
the changes that have taken place recently.
The possibility Of the sixty Labor men unit
ing irrespective Of party is a new problem
just how Chandler can convince them that
he is a good Labor man is a hard thing TO
discover This with Gen. Marston's recent
prominence and the perplexing long term
question, coupled with murmurs Of an unseen
power in the shape of the Boston & Maine
railroad influence, added to the running fire
Rollins has kept up from the first, marks
the path to the senatorial chair for Chand.
ler difficult TO follow. The Democrats have
not yet organized for the fight in any par
ticular direction. They are interested spec
tators Of the internal feuds which are split
ting the Republican ranks and are waiting
to see how things come out. If they are
given good chance to combine with either
Of the factions to beat Chandler they will do
so, preferring almost anybody to ITALIA
noOaa Rill y as ha iS callad
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09

CHICAGO, June 8.-Fully l,500 members Of
various organizations of carpenters and
joiners assembled in mass meeting last
night to discuss the proposed action of the
bosses in endeavoring to restore the old sys-
tenn Of nine-hour working day. Joseph r.
Buchanan, P. j. Mcclure, grand secretary
Of the Brotherhood Of Carpenters and Join
ers, and William Kliver, president of the
Trades assembly, made somewhat lengthy
speeches. which were received with loud
cheers The tenor of the speeches was that
the men should resist the extension Of their
working hours, and if need be strike. In
case strike should prove necessary the
speakers promised the aid of their respective
organizations in helping the men to bring 1t
to a successful conclusion.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09
LOCOMOTIVE BOILER EXPLOSION.
Twelve Persons Killed or Seriously In
jured Near Philadelphia.

PHILADELPHIA, June S.-The Evening
Call has the following: A terrible explosion
occurred at Chester, thirteen miles south of
this city, this morning, by which twelve per-
sons were killed or injured A freight train
on the Baltimore s. Ohio railroad was shift
ing cars in front OF the magnificent station
recently erected at that place, and a number
Of persons were inside and on the platform
awaiting their train when the locomotive
mentioned exploded with tremendous force.
The explosion is What is known as a side one,
something that very rarely happens, most
accidents of the kind being by the blowing
out of the front or end of the boiler
The station was completely demolished,
being leveled to the ground, and large bell
was carried four squares by the force of the
explosion. AS far as can be learned the
killed and wounded will number about
twelve. The engineer miraculously escaped
without injury and the fireman was slightly
hurt Telegraph Operator Murphy was
veHy badly injured, also was Mr.. Benjamin,
the agent. George Schoeaeld, boss painter,
was so badly mangled that he will probably
Ia
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09
The Government Printing Office.

WASHINGTON, June S.-Publc Printer
Benedict has been cutting down the force in
the government office, and complaint was
made that he was clipping the service in or
der to make reform record Mr.. Benedict
said yesterday: "The money to our credit
for June is inadequate to keep the working
force fully employed The average expenses
for April and May of this quarter were about
S1sS,0O0 per month, leaving $l34,000 for
June, and the forthcoming volume of the
agricultural report which is already printed
but which has been delayed for illustrations.
This work is printed and bound from
special appropriation of S2OO, 200, and had it
been received as expected all furloughs for
this month would have been obviated. When
congress adjourned / discharged prob
ably 125, but fair percentage Of these
have been restored. l must keep within
bounds. The general work of the Office Is
unusually well advanced. The allotments
Of some of the departments for the year are
practically exhausted. The discharges Of
last Thursday were such as occur from time
to time in the Office and regulated by indi-
vidual cases and the necessities of the Office.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09

PROVIDENCE, R. l., June Sal. Jansen,
Of this city, and John Barnes, of Pawtucket,
middle-weights, fought to a finish in a lot
near Pontiac, this morning, for a purse Of
$50 Jansen is pretty well known in sport
ing circles, but Barnes is an Englishman
with only record in the old country. The
fight lasted an hour, and in the sixteenth
round Barnes was completely knocked out,
being unable to rise from the ground. Ike
Weir, the "Belfast Spider" was Jansen's
second, and Jack Ashton did the same ser.
vice for Barnes
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09
Earthquake Skaters the Mountains.

QUEBEC, June S.-News has been received
of an earthquake which recently occurred in
the vicinity of st, Louise, in the county
L'Islet, p G. The mountains in the second
range of the Seigniory of st. Boch des Aul-
nais were greatly disturbed. Masses of rock
from forty to fifty feet square were dislodged
and sent hurling into the valley below. Some
of the largest trees in the forest were up
rooted. In one instance the rocks falling
from the mountains broke trees of the
largest dimensions for distance Of two
hundred feet No serious accidents are re-
ported
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09
Youthful Murderers.

NEW YORK, June s.-John Meehan, aged
nine years, and William Klotzberger, aged
eleven years, were arraigned at the Tombs
police court to-day on the charge of murd'r.
When on their way home from school the
two boys met an aged Italian, Louis Mask
ropetro, at the corner of Grand and Mott
streets. William pushed John against the
old man, who fell. He got up and moved
away, but the boys stoned and jostled him
until he fell again fracturing his skull. The
old man was taken to the hospital where he
died to-day
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
MRS. GENERAL DARLING WINS HER
LONG STANDING CLAIM.

END of u Case which Was Pending for
ting Down the Force in tho Government
Printing ofiOe-washlngton Affairs.
WASHINGTON, June s.-Friends of Mrs.
Flora Adams Darling are congratulating
that lady over the recent decision in her case
against the government Mrs. Darling is
the widow Of Gen. Edward 1. Darling, who
In 1864 was killed while fighting in the war
Of the rebellion. She was q member Of the
Adams family of Massachu sets, and when
her husband, who was a southerner, died she
left Dalton, Ca, for the home Of her father
in New England. In her trunks when she
started were her jewelry and S25, 900 in gold
bearing cotton bonds. She had been assured
that this property was not contraband of
war, and that as she was leaving the south
permanently she could safely take it with
her.
Under flag of truce provided by Gen.
Banks, then commading the department of
the gulf, Mrs Darling had reached Mobile
on her way to Massachusetts,, via New
Orleans, when she was stricken with ma
larial fever. Recovering she proceeded upon
her journey. Upon arriving at New Orleans
the flag of truce officer left her on board the
vessel, and, taking her passport, went to re-
port their arrival at headquarters. While
that officer was absent sergeant from the
office of the provost marshal general came
on board, arrested Mrs. Darling and seized
her baggage. She was placed in prison,
from which she finally escaped, but would
not or could not leave the city without the
trunks containing her bonds and personal
jewels.
Later on she succeeded in getting posses
sion of her trunk, but found a casket which
held her bonds and jewelry missing. She
was ordered to leave New Orleans for New
York City, which, after stormy and dis
nstrous voyage, she reached. A few weeks
afterward she went to Washington and OBJ
tanned an audience with President Lincoln,
who directed her to reduce her story to
writing and he would see that her wrong
was righted. But he was assassinated be-
fore any decisive results had been at
tanned. Mrs Darling then instituted her
claim against the government and has pros
ecuted it with heroic persistency ever
since.
In 1886 the house Judiciary committee sent
the claim to the court of claims, which now
decides in her favor. During the twenty
two years in which the case has been pend
ing in congress and the court of claims, four
eminent lawyers who espoused her claim
with unusual interest have died. r. J. Wal
ker, E. P. Norton, former solicitor of the
court of claims; Judge Jere s. Black and the
late Judge Coppey, who died few days be.
fore the decisson was rendered on the 3Oth
ult. John Paul Jones will close the case for
Mrs, Darling who has never doubted that q
favorable result would in time be reached.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09
A FriRhtful Sight.

ERIE, Pa, June 7.-Coroner Swalley was
called to-day to hold an inquest over the
body of John Lyons, seventy five years old.
A frightful scene met his official gaze.
Lyons lay on the floor, where he had died
the day before while drunk Near him lay
his aged wife in drunken stupor. In shed
lay little four-year-old grandchild dying
from poison. 1t had been sick fSr several
days, and in its extremity had eaten poi
sonous weed that grew near the she'd The
grandmother, finding it in convulsions, gave
it heavy Nbse of whisky. The child's
mother at the time was in Jail on a charge
drunkenness
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09
Iron and Steel workers.

HARRISBURG, Pa, June s-The Iron and
Steel Workers convention, which has been
in secret session at National hall since Sat-
urday, completed the work of forming a
National District assembly Of the Knights
of Labor, and adjourned to-day. During
the session kilograms were received congrat-
ulating them upon the organization so sue
cessfully effected. Officers were elected and
resolutions adopted A charter has been ap-
piled for and will be received in few days.
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recovering from the effect Of the local

recovering from the effect OF Che local
strikes
Some remedy will be provided for the abb
clifton of the convict system In the south
and west Organizers will at once be put in
the field for the good of the order and to ex-
tend the membership OF 100000 miners in
the United States only small portion are
included in the organization. The election
of officers is exciting some interest,
but the members say there is not that scram-
BILE for positions that the reports would indi-
cate To the candidates in the field for dis
trict master workman-Lynn, of Kansas,
and Phillips and Costello, of Pennsylvania,
already reported-may be added W. T.
Lewis, of Shawnee, o. GAINESVILLE, MARI
eta and Pittsburg are all spoken of as the
next place of meeting Of the National con-
vention
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09

CHICAGO June s.-The usual morning
story of contractors and owners who have
begun work with union men Is told at the
bricklayers' odice The bosses say that
twenty union men began work to-day, after
agreeing to be governed by the platform Of
the Masters association. The number of
union men now at work is estimated at IlO.
"About thirty-hve master contractors are
now at work, said Mr.. Downey, "but only
upon jobs where but little work Is required
to finish them. They will all stop when, these
small jobs are finished"
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Arrested for Fnrrerv.

NEBRASKA CITY, Neb., June 7--E Ira.
verse Leprohon, quite a prominent man
here, agent Of the Iowa Loan & Trust com.
pany, Of De,Moines, was yesterday arrested
ON the charge of forging notes and mort
cages for 200 on a prominent farmer Of
this county, He did not have the mortgages
recorded as required by the company but
forged the filings and county clerks name.
He confessed all and said he had lost the
money specializing on the board of trade,
Some $4,000 more forged paper has beei dis
cOyered
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09
A nxnhannted Paner.

DAVENPORT, Iowa, june 1.-THE Gazette,
which for thirty years has voiced the princi-
pies of the Republican party, came out yes
day attached to the Democrat by hyphen,
and will be issued by Richardson Brothers
in the future as the Democrat Gazette, with
morning and evening editions. The Richard
sons purchased the Gazette six weeks ago,
its senior contemporary in Davenport, but
which was famishing, it is said, for want of
party support and proper management.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09

SANTIAGO DE CUBA, June 1.-Two hundred
and sixty cases of smallpox are known by
the civic authorities to exist, and it Is esti-
mated that fully 100 more are being treated
by charlatans The deaths in this city from
the lst to the 9th instant numbered forty,
not one of the victims having been vaccin-
ated. The disease has appeared at Guam
tanamo, and doubtless will spread to all
Cuban ports. The masses are ignorant
blacks, superstitious and inclined to prayers
rather than vaccination
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Strikers Enjoined.

CLEVELAND, June Sat the request of the
New York, Pennsylvania Sc Ohio Railroad
company an injunction was served yesterday
BY the United States circuit court to re-
strain the striking ore handlers Of that COM
pany from trespassing on their old fields Of
labor. 1t is feared that the striking em.
ployes will try to intimidate the Italians and
others who are being importe> by the COM
pany to take their places, hence the injunc-
ii n. The ore handlers demand an increase
of wages from 81. 10 to 50 aday. Should the
st''ike continue much longer ore must be re-
fused at this port which would be serious
blow to shipping interests at this season.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09
Tha nIinara, ConrantIon.

CINCINNATI, June S.-The miners conven.
tion to-day was occupied chiefly with the re-
ports Of the committee ON resolutions and
the state Of the order. The important points
made by the committee on resolutions de-
clared in favor Of working day Of eight
hours, system of arbitration and collection
Of statistics The proposed changes will be
submitted to a vote of the local assemblies
of National District Assembly No. 1856. The
report Of the committee on the state of the
order showed the various divisions to be in
q flourishing condition. and every point
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Telegraph Suit Dismissed.

BALTIMORE, June s.-Judge Phelps bas
dismissed the bill of the Western Unior Eel
egraph company against the Baltimore &
Ohio Railway company to recover two tele-
graph wires from Baltimore to Wheeling,
built by the Baltimore & Ohio under con-
tract with the Western in 1858, and taken
possession of by the Baltimore Sc Ohio in
1877 while under lease to the Western Union.
The Western Telegraph company is really
the Western Union. By decision Of Chief
Justice Waite some years ago it became de-
funct in 1877 by limitation Of charter.
The Stark County Democrat. [volume] (Canton, Ohio) 1833-1912, 1887-06-09
Twn ChInnmen in Irona.

NEW YORK, June S-Two Cinnamon In
irons were among the steerage passengers
by the steamer La Normandie, which ar
tain told Collector Magone they were put
aboard at Havre by order of the French
government. He said they had arrived at
Havre on a ship from San Francisco and
were not allowed to stay. The collector will
not allow them to Land until he hears from
the state department at Washington.
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VIII GO Out of BusIness.

BALTIMORE, June s.-The Merchants Mu-
tual Marine Insurance company, Of Balti.
more, incorporated in ls4B with capital Of
5000, 900, will go out of business. The stock
holders have voted to wind up its affairs at
once. An examination of the assets and liza
bilities of the concern shows that after pay
ing all indebtedness, there will be 97O,0 900
over and above the capital to distribute
among the stockholders The reason given
for Che dissolution is that the small capital
Of the company prevented equal competition
with the gigantic companies.
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Awful Devastation.

VIENNA, June s-The distress in Hungary
Increases hourly. Numerous lives have been
lost, and entire herds of cattle have been
drowned at Mako. The flood has reached
CEanad and fully $4,000 acres of wheat
land will soon be inundated. Czongard is
submerged 1t is calculated that 50, 900
families have been ruined by the floods
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IntermarriaRe of Two FamIlIea,

JoNEsBoRo, Ga, June ga singular
series of marriages has furnished amuse-
ment for the people Of Fayette county in the
last two years. There were five Handy boys
and the same number of Starnes girls. As
the Handy boys began marrying Mr..
J vetarnes daughters in succession, he pro-
tested, but in vain, the last couple eloping to
be married here Saturday. Mr.. Starnss,
seeing himself thus outwitted, went to the
house Of Mrs. Handy, the mother, and al
most by force put her In his buggy and,
riding of to fayetteville, married her, thus
completing the circle of family union.
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Killed BY a Falling scafrold.

WASHINGTON June S.-The collapse of a
ScafFold on new building in the southeast
srn section of the city this morning resulted
In the death of John Clark and the serious
injury of six other workmen. The building
Is large stone structure in course Of ereo-
tion for cold storage purpose, and the scaf-
fold held a number Of large stones which
proved too great a strain The men were
sitting under the scaRold waiting for the
rain to cease so that they could begin work.